An award-winning bookshop with a built-in lifestyle, occasional celebrity visitors, and a link to Maeve Binchy, has just come to market in West Cork, offering the buyer a rare chance to turn the page on a new life chapter. Kerr's Book Shop, ClonakiltyVisitors to the store have included the likes of locally based Oscar-winning movie producer David Puttnam and Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons. When the Kerrs started their bookshop in 1992, the premises had been unoccupied for three or four years and required substantial renovation. He described Kerr’s Bookshop as “a cornerstone of the local community and a must-visit destination for book lovers”. Kerr’s Bookshop (www.kerrsbookshop.ie), located on the famed Wild Atlantic Way, is just minutes from Inchydoney’s beaches.

Source: Irish Examiner March 26, 2026 15:01 UTC